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1997 Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU)

1997 Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU)

1993 Mars Observer comes closest to Mars

1988 Pioneer 6's closest approach to Earth since 1965 launch (1.87 M km)

1986 Halley's Comet makes closest approach to Earth this trip, 63 M km

1986 Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun)

1982 Closest Indy 500, Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds

1981 Voyager 2's closest approach to Saturn (63,000 miles/100,000 km)

1979 Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles)

1974 Helios 1 launched by U.S., Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun

1931 Closest NL batting race ends Chick Hafey (.3488) beats Bill Terry's

1924 Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century

1910 Comet Halley's closest approach to Earth in 1910 pass



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